I have hiked this trail fairly regularly in all seasons and have never seen this creek completly dry. Granted in late summer and fall, before the rains come, it is not flowing very much.
I do have to say that about ¾ of a mile or so down the trail there is some water in the creek. However the levels are more akin to fall levels than spring.
In this photo you can see how low the levels are. Again I'm not sure I've ever seen levels this low in any season.
Further along the trail the last two perc ponds are totally dry. I don't think i have ever seen this happen in the 35 years I have lived in the Bay Area.
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